Electro-electrodialysis of hydriodic acid using the cation exchange, membrane cross-linked by accelerated electron radiation

Electro-electrodialysis (EED) of hydriodic acid with HI molality of ca. 9.5 mol/kg was examined in the presence of iodine using a commercial cation exchange membrane (CMB) as a separator. For the increase of the selectivity of proton permeation, the membrane was cross-linked by accelerated electron radiation. The membrane properties (area resistance, ion exchange capacity (IEC), water content) of the cross-linked membranes were measured. The area resistance in 2 mol/dm(3) KCl solution of the cross-linked membranes decreased as compared with that of the non-cross-linked membrane (original of CMB membrane). The IEC and water content of cross-linked membranes at each dose rate had almost the same value as that of non-cross-linked membrane. Electro-electrodialysis of hydriodic acid with HI molality of ca. 9.5 mol/kg was examined at 75 degreesC with 9.6 A/dm(2). The cross-linked cation exchange membrane by accelerated electron radiation had higher selectivity of the proton permeation by cross-linking structure of polymer than that of the non-cross-linked membrane. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.